The difference between Disconsolate and Dreary
When used as adjectives, disconsolate means cheerless, dreary, whereas dreary means drab.
Disconsolate is also noun with the meaning: disconsolateness.
check bellow for the other definitions of Disconsolate and Dreary
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Disconsolate as an adjective:
Cheerless, dreary.
Examples:
"I opened my eyes to this disconsolate day."
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Disconsolate as an adjective:
Seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable.
Examples:
"For weeks after the death of her cat she was disconsolate."
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Disconsolate as a noun (obsolete):
Disconsolateness.
Examples:
"rfquotek Barrow"
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Dreary as an adjective:
Drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless.
Examples:
"It had rained for three days straight, and the dreary weather dragged the townspeople's spirits down."
"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary..."
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Dreary as an adjective (obsolete):
Grievous, dire; appalling.